What is a good moveset for Klawf?

Question

If you have a good competitive moveset for Klawf, post an answer below and upvote the best ones.

Be sure to include full set details in your post, e.g. items, abilities, natures and EVs. Some explanation, including the intended game mode for your set, is also appreciated. Access the full list of guidelines here.

Klawf Pokedex & learnset for reference.

Answer 1

Belive it or not someone actually made Klawf work in OU.

Klawf @ Loaded Dice
Ability: Regenerator
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 76 HP / 212 Def / 220 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rock Blast​

Klawf is the only mon with Stealth Rock and Regenerator, a combination that lets a rocks setter free up a moveslot. Knock Off is for the general utility of items, while Rock Blast is used as the STAB to break Focus Sash on other Pokemon. Protect is filler, used on this set to scout coverage options.

The user ran 220 speed with Jolly to outspeed up to max speed Jolly Breloom. The defense EVs are used to live specific hits. (Not going into exact damage calcs. Check the Smogon post linked at the beginning of the post to see some more exact calcs)

Ghost tera lets Klawf get a better defensive typing that blocks moves like Rapid Spin.

Comments

just fyi corsola also has SR and regenerator but its typing is terrible and it has pitiful speed. Anyways nice set +1

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The guy was referring to Klawf being the only one in SV with that combo, since Corsola isn't SV

Answer 2

Klawf

Gen 9 NU

I've Never Used Klawf In my Entire Life, Nor Have I've ever played Gen 9 NU, But Since we're here, This Is what I'd run for my Klawf.

Klawf @ Leftovers
Ability: Regenerator
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Crabhammer
- Knock Off
- Stone Edge

This Is probably the Standard Movset on what Klawf would run If you wanted to Use It.
Regenerator Is the Best ability a Melee Tank could have, If you're not running Regen Klawf then you're using An Anger Shell Klawf, But that can work too! Stealth Rock Is to Cripple Oricorio-Fire If It doesn't run HDB or they don't Use it or to Break off Focus sashes, Crabhammer Is high Critical Ratio, Knock off Is well.. Knock off, Stone edge Is Stab, you can split the 8 EVS to Attack, There Isn't any other Regenerator Pokemon In NU Unless you wanna use Foongus or Mareanie, But If I played NU and Wanted to use Klawf, I'd totally run this Set.

Answer 3

Gen 9 NU Stealth Rock

Klawf @ Leftovers
Ability: Regenerator
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Rock Slide / Stone Edge
- High Horsepower
- Knock Off

Well, NU is out, so I decided to post the Stealth Rock set Klawf uses in Gen 9 NU. This is a physically defensive Stealth Rock set. Stealth Rock is used to chip opposing Pokemon switching in. Rock Slide / Stone Edge is used for your STAB move. Rock Slide has lower power than Stone Edge but has better accuracy, while Stone Edge has higher power with less accuracy. High Horsepower allows Klawf to deal super effective damage to Steel- and Poison-types such as Toxicroak, Copperajah, Muk, Magneton, and Skuntank. Knock Off is used to cripple opposing Pokemon by removing their item. Leftovers is used as the item for passive HP recovery. Tera Poison allows Klawf to resist Fighting-type moves and helps gets rid of some of the weakness Klawf's Rock typing has.

Comments

Thank you! I will be using this one

Answer 4

Gen 9 NU Swords Dance

Klawf @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Regenerator
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 176 Atk / 24 Def / 56 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Rock Blast / Stone Edge
- Knock Off
- Crabhammer
- Swords Dance

If you feel like using a Swords Dance Klawf set in NU for some reason, here you go. This is a bulky Swords Dance set. Swords Dance boosting Klawf's attack stat allows it to hit harder. Rock Blast is used for a Rock STAB that can hit multiple times, which is useful against Pokemon who use Substitute. Stone Edge can be used instead for a more powerful Rock STAB. Knock Off is a nice utility move that punishes Pokemon switching in by removing their items. Crabhammer allows you to lure in and deal quite a bit of damage to Sandaconda. 56 Speed EVs allow Klawf to outspeed Drifblim. Rock Helmet is used as the item to punish physical wallbreakers using contact moves against Klawf. Tera Water is used to give Klawf a good defensive typing as well as allowing Klawf to OHKO Sandacond with a Swords Dance boosted Crabhammer.

252 HP EVs is used for bulk. 56 Speed EVs allow Klawf to outspeed Drifblim. 176 Attack EVs with Adamant Nature and Tera Water allows Klawf to OHKO Sandaconda with Crabhammer with a +2 attack boost as shown in these calcs:

+2 176+ Atk Tera Water Klawf Crabhammer vs. 252 HP / 176+ Def Sandaconda: 366-432 (105.1 - 124.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

+2 176+ Atk Tera Water Klawf Crabhammer vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Sandaconda: 348-410 (100 - 117.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

The rest of the EVs are used in Defense since they are leftover EVs.